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It's kind of hard to say, since if you were to line up Prospero's strengths on the right side of a scale and the weakness on the left, it would be akin to weighing a feather and a boulder.
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I have been studying the tempest for a certain amount of time, and prospero shows mercy towards his foes because during the play he recieves a change of heart. He does have some help from his sprite Ariel who basically says "IF you saw them crying now, your heart woul soften" and then says "Mine would if I were human"
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